JPH05151456A - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the generation of difference from the amount of received money by setting one of plural paying methods at the time of sales register processing and reading out sales information stored in a memory and performing the operation corresponding to the registered paying mode to calculate the registered amount. CONSTITUTION:An operator points pertinent commodity names with his finger or the like on a touch panel 9 to select them based on displayed commodity names while conversing with a customer. When items related to pointed commdities are inverted and displayed on a liquid crystal display panel 8. It is discriminated whether a cash/end key is depressed or not; and if it is depressed, commodity pointing for one customer is regarded as completed to perform the money receipt processing, and the sales register processing for one customer is performed. Then, a receipt of the sales register processing for one customer is issued, and it is discriminated whether there are commodities left unprocessed or not; and if there are these commodities, the processing is continued until the sales register processing of all commodities is terminated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic cash register, and more particularly to an electronic cash register in which sales information is input by a portable terminal called a handy terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in restaurants and the like,
By inputting multiple products ordered by a customer into a handheld terminal called a handy terminal and transferring the entered product name and quantity information to, for example, a kitchen, the ordered products can be accurately and quickly delivered. Devices are known which are capable of transmitting and cooking.

In addition to transferring information from the handy terminal to a kitchen or the like, it is also transferred to and stored in an electronic cash register (hereinafter referred to as ECR) and read at the time of payment to perform sales registration processing. Such ECR is known.

Further, as a method of payment of money when a plurality of customers make payments, in addition to the so-called normal payment, in which one of the plurality of people collectively pays the total amount billed, In some cases, the billing amount is divided evenly by the number of people, so-called split payment, or in each case, the amount of the ordered product is paid by each person, so-called installment payment.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart for explaining the sales registration process at the time of split payment by ECR. In step a1, the sales amount of each product is input based on the information such as the product name and quantity transferred from the handy terminal and stored, and in step a2, the total sales amount is calculated. In step a3, it is judged whether taxation processing such as consumption tax is necessary, and if it is necessary, step a10
After the taxing process is performed in step a, the number of people is input in step a4. At step a5, the total sales amount is divided by the number of input persons, and at step a6, an equal billing amount for each person is output.
In step a7, the billing amounts are processed for deposit,
The receipt is issued in step a8, the sales are registered in step a9, and the sales registration processing ends.

[0006] FIG. 17 is a flow chart for explaining the sales registration process at the time of installment payment by the above-mentioned ECR. In step b1, the sales amount of each product is input based on the information such as the product name and quantity transferred and stored from the handy terminal, and in step b2, the total sales amount is calculated. In step b3, it is calculated whether or not taxation processing such as consumption tax is necessary, and if it is necessary, step b1
After the taxing process is performed in step 1, the billing amount is calculated in step b4. Subsequently, a receipt is issued in step b5, and sales are registered in step b6. In step b7, the operator manually checks the sales item of the customer using a calculator or the like while interacting with the customer based on the receipt issued in step b5, and calculates the billed amount of the customer in step b8. Then, the deposit process is performed in step b9. Step b
At 10, it is judged whether or not the payment process is completed for all the members. If the payment process is completed for all the members, the sales registration process is terminated, and if not, for all the members, step b.
This process is repeated until the process returns to 7 and the process is completed for all the members.

[0007]

Among the payment methods described above, in the case of installment payment in which each person pays in installments, after registering the sales in the ECR, the operator selects each payment based on the receipt or the like. The calculation is performed again for each product ordered by the customer to calculate the charge amount for each person. Therefore, as shown in Table 1,
For example, when taxation processing such as consumption tax is required, taxation processing is performed on the amount when the taxation processing is performed on the total sales amount, that is, the amount registered in the ECR and the billed amount for each person. There is a case where an error (here, an error of 1 yen) occurs between the sum and the sum, and it takes time and effort to correct the error.

[0008]

[Table 1]

Further, at this time, the billing amount for each person is calculated as follows.
There is a problem that it takes time and labor because an operator manually performs it with a calculator or the like, and is apt to cause an erroneous operation.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic cash system capable of performing a sales registration process according to a payment method without causing a difference between the amount of sales registered and the amount of money actually deposited. It is to provide a registration machine.

[0011]

According to the present invention, a main body for inputting sales information such as a product name and quantity and performing sales registration processing,
It comprises a mobile terminal for transmitting sales information such as product name and quantity to the main body, the main body, a receiving means for receiving the sales information from the mobile terminal, a memory for storing the received sales information, Sales information stored in a memory in response to the output of the mode setting means for selecting and setting any one of a plurality of payment modes for performing sales registration processing according to a plurality of types of payment methods And a calculation means for calculating a registration amount by performing a calculation corresponding to the payment mode set, and the portable terminal has input means for inputting sales information such as a product name and quantity. An electronic cash register, comprising: a transmission means for transmitting sales information to the main body.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the main body receives the sales information such as the product name and quantity transmitted from the portable terminal by the receiving means and stores it in the memory. During the sales registration process,
The mode setting means selects and sets any one of a plurality of payment modes that perform sales registration processing according to a plurality of types of payment methods, for example, payment methods such as split payment and installment payment, and the calculation means stores the memory. The sales information stored in is read and the calculation corresponding to the set payment mode is performed to calculate the registration amount.

[0013]

1 is a block diagram showing the basic construction of an electronic cash register (hereinafter abbreviated as ECR) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The ECR1 of this embodiment is
It is assumed to be used in restaurants such as restaurants.

The ECR 1 is separated from the main body 2 that performs various functions such as sales registration processing by inputting sales information such as product name and quantity, and inputs sales information such as product name and quantity.
It is composed of a portable terminal (hereinafter referred to as a handy terminal) 3 that transmits the sales information to the main body 2.

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 4 executes a predetermined program and controls the entire main body 2. The memory 5 stores sales information such as the product name and quantity transmitted from the handy terminal 3, the above-mentioned program, and the like. The external memory 6 is composed of a magnetic disk device or the like, and automatically reads out the unit price etc. of a product registered in advance, so-called PLU (Price LookU)
p) Store PLU data etc. for performing the function.

The display means 7 is composed of a liquid crystal display panel 8 and a touch panel 9, and causes the liquid crystal display panel 8 to display the entered product name, quantity, billing amount, etc. at the time of payment. The touch panel 9 is the liquid crystal display panel 8
This is a device for inputting a designated position of the character or the like by touching a portion facing the character or the like displayed on the screen with a finger or the like. The input means 10 is composed of a keyboard 31 and a bar code scanner, which will be described later, and is used for CP at the time of payment.
It gives a control command to U4 at the time of sales processing.
The printing unit 11 is composed of a printer or the like,
Print the results of sales processing and issue them as a receipt.
The receiving means 12 receives the sales information such as the product name and quantity transmitted from the handy terminal 3. Data bus 13
Exchanges information with each other among the functional means constituting the main body 2.

The handy terminal 3 has a CPU 1
4, memory 15, display means 16, input means 17 and transmission means 18. The CPU 14 controls the entire handy terminal 3, and the memory 15 stores sales information such as a product name and quantity input according to an order. The display unit 16 displays the input product name, quantity, and other information on the display panel 40, which will be described later. Input means 17
Is composed of a keyboard and the like, and gives a control command to the handy terminal 3 when ordering. Transmission means 18
Transmits the input sales information such as the product name and quantity to the main body 2.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the structure of the display means 7 in the main body 2 described above. The display means 7 is composed of a liquid crystal display panel 8 and a touch panel 9 as shown in the figure. The liquid crystal display panel 8 has a structure in which transparent electrodes 21 and 22 orthogonal to each other are formed on a pair of transparent substrates 19 and 20 facing each other, and liquid crystal 23 is injected and sealed by a seal member 24. In addition, the touch panel 9 has transparent electrodes 27 and 28 that are orthogonal to each other on a pair of transparent substrates 25 and 26 that face each other.
Spacers 2 at both ends of 5, 26 for uniform spacing between substrates
9 and 30 are formed.

The transparent substrate 26 is a flexible substrate made of plastic or the like, and is curved by being pressed from the outside, for example, with a finger or the like, and the transparent electrodes 27, 28 facing each other.
Come into contact. As a result, a character or the like on the liquid crystal display panel 8 displayed at the contact position is designated.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the keyboard 31 constituting the input means 10 in the main body 2 described above. In FIG. 3, the PLU key 32 is operated to automatically read the unit price and the product name of a predetermined product. Split key 33
The installment payment key 34 is operated at the time of split payment and installment payment, which will be described later. Also, CHECKKOU
The T key 35 and the cash / end key 36 are operated when all necessary data have been input at the time of sales processing.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the appearance of the above-mentioned handy terminal 3. In FIG. 4, the handy terminal 3 includes a liquid crystal display panel 40 for displaying a product name, quantity, etc. input according to an order, a keyboard 41 for inputting the product name, quantity, etc. Of these, the end key 42 is operated when all the information is input, and the input information is transmitted to the main body 2 and stored in the memory 5.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing stored contents of PLU data stored in the external memory 6 in advance. As shown in FIG. 5, individual storage areas 47, 48, 49, 50, ... Are set in the external memory 6 for each product code. Each of these individual storage areas is provided with storage columns such as a product code column 43, a product name column 44, a unit price column 45, and a taxation method designation column 46, and PLU data corresponding to each storage column is stored. ing. For example, keyboard 3
"2", "PLU" by key input operation in 1.
When the operation is performed, “Hamburg set” read from the product name column 44 of the individual storage area 48 and “3000 yen” also read from the unit price column 45 of the individual storage area 48 are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 8. To be done.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing stored contents of data transmitted from the handy terminal 3 stored in the memory 5. As shown in FIG. 6, in the memory 5, individual storage areas 54, 55, 56, ... Are set for each table number. Each of these individual storage areas is provided with a storage column such as a table number column 51, a number of persons column 52, and a product code column 53, and data corresponding to each storage column is stored. The product code stored in the product code column 53 has the same content as the product code that distinguishes the PLU data described above.
The number 1 indicates that the number of customers is three, and the ordered product names are "ume course", "hamburger set" and "steak set".

FIG. 7 shows the memory 1 of the handy terminal 3.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the contents of the store stored in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the memory 15 is provided with storage columns such as a table number column 61, a number of persons column 62, and a product code column 63. The data in each storage column is stored for each table number. For example, in the case of FIG. 7, the table number 103 indicates the stored contents of the data, the number of customers is two, and “hamburger set” and “curry set” are stored. "Has been ordered.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the operation of the handy terminal 3 at the time of ordering. Step c1
Then, enter data such as the table number, the number of people and the product code by the key input operation with the keyboard 41,
The data input in step c2 is stored in the memory 15. In step c3, the input data is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 40, and in step c4 it is determined whether or not the end key 42 has been pressed. If the end key 42 is not pressed in step c4, it is assumed that the order is not completed and the input operation is continued, and the process returns to step c1 to continue the processing. In step c4, the end key 42 is pressed. If it is, it means that the order has been completed, and proceed to step c5,
The input data is transmitted to the kitchen and the main body 2, and the process ends.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the operation during the sales registration processing of the main body 2 at the time of payment, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing display contents displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 8 at the time of data input. The sales registration processing operation by the main body 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6, 9, and 10. At step d1, a table number for performing settlement by a key input operation with the keyboard 31, for example, "10"
If "1" is input, data is read from each storage column of the individual storage area 54 of the memory 5 in step d2. At step d3, based on the product code read from the product code column 53, information such as the product name, unit price, or taxation method is read from each storage column of the external memory 6. In step d4, the read information is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 8 by the display means 7.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the display contents at this time, and the table number display field 7 is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 8.
1, customer number display column 72, product display column 73, unit price display column 7
4, corresponding information is displayed in display fields such as the remarks display field 75. In the remarks display field 75,
Taxation information such as consumption tax and service charge is displayed.

At step d5, it is judged whether or not the CHECKOUT key 35 or the cash / end key 36 is pressed, and when the CHECKOUT key 35 or the cash / end key 36 is pressed, it is assumed that all the necessary data in the sales registration process have been input to the main body 2. In step d6, the total billing amount is calculated and displayed. When the above-mentioned key is not pressed in step d5, it is assumed that all the necessary data have not been input yet, and the process returns to step d2, and this process is repeated until all the data necessary for the sales registration process are input.

In step d7, it is determined whether or not the installment payment key 34 is pressed. If the installment payment key 34 is pressed, the process proceeds to sales registration processing in the installment payment mode. If not, the split payment key is further entered in step d8. It is determined whether 33 is pressed. When the split payment key 33 is pressed, the process proceeds to sales registration processing in the split payment mode, and when it is not pressed, proceeds to sales registration process in the normal payment mode.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the operation at the time of sales registration processing in the installment payment mode, and FIG.
It is a figure which shows the display content of the liquid crystal display panel 8 at the time of a payment mode selection. At step e1, as shown in FIG. 12, the operator designates and selects the corresponding product name with the touch panel 9 while interacting with the customer based on the displayed product names. At step e2, the item related to the designated product is highlighted on the liquid crystal display panel 8. In FIG. 12, the hatched portion is highlighted, which indicates that “hamburger set” is designated.

In step e3, it is determined whether or not the cash / end key 36 is pressed. If the cash / end key 36 is pressed, it is determined that the product designation for one person has been completed, the process proceeds to step e5, and the deposit process is performed. Perform sales registration processing for one person. In step e7, a receipt for the sales registration process for one person is issued, and the process proceeds to step e4 to determine whether there is any unprocessed product. If there is any unprocessed product in step e4, the process returns to step e1 and the above processes are continued until the sales registration process for all products is completed.

When the sales registration process for one person is completed in step e6, the item related to the finished product is deleted from the liquid crystal display panel 8. At this time, when a plurality of orders are placed for one product, the quantity display column 76 displays the quantity obtained by subtracting the amount of sales registration processing completed.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a receipt issued for each person in the installment payment mode. FIG.
As shown in (1), (2), (3), the receipt issued for each person includes the sales registration processing data of each person.
For example, the print information for the table number print fields 81, 91, 101 is commonly used, and the bill amount print fields 82, 92,
The amount charged for the product for each person is printed on 102 or the like.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the operation during the sales registration processing in the normal payment mode. This processing is performed by the split payment key 33 and the installment payment key 34 at the time of settlement.
Is not operated. In step f1, the total billing amount is input to the main body 2, and in step f2, input processing is performed. In step f3, sales registration processing is performed and the processing ends.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation at the time of sales registration processing in the split payment mode. This process is performed when the split payment key 33 is operated at the time of payment. In step g1, the total billed amount is divided by the number of customers, and in step g2, the billed amount per person is displayed. After that, based on the displayed billing amount, the sales registration processing operation in the normal payment mode described above is performed, and the process ends.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a plurality of commodities transmitted from the handy terminal 3 are divided and paid for the commodities ordered by a plurality of persons, payment is made to the main body 2. Since the sales registration process is performed for each amount charged for each person, an error occurs between the sales amount registered in the main body 2 and the amount received from the customer even when the taxation process is performed. Can be eliminated.

Further, since the registration amount at the time of installment payment is calculated by the main body 2 when the installment payment key 34 is operated, it is possible for the operator to save the trouble of manually again using a calculator or the like. It is possible to eliminate erroneous operation caused by manual work.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if each person pays in advance based on the sales information stored in the memory of the main body prior to payment, Since the registration amount is calculated by the calculation related to the mode that is set only when making installment payments, that is, the calculation for performing the sales registration process for each invoiced amount of each person, taxation processing such as consumption tax is required. Even at times, it is possible to eliminate a difference between the amount of money registered for sale in the electronic cash register and the amount of money actually deposited.

Further, since the calculation of the billing amount at the time of installment payment is performed by the main body, it is possible for the operator to save the trouble of manually performing it again with a calculator or the like, and to avoid causing an erroneous operation by manual work. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of an electronic cash register 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of display means 7.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a keyboard 31.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the external appearance of the handy terminal 3.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing contents stored in an external memory 6.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing contents stored in a memory 5;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing stored contents of a memory 15.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation when the handy terminal 3 is ordered.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation of the main body 2 at the time of sales registration processing.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing display contents of the liquid crystal display panel 8 at the time of data input.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation during sales registration processing in the installment payment mode.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing display contents on the liquid crystal display panel 8 when the installment payment mode is selected.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a receipt issued for each person in the installment payment mode.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation during sales registration processing in a normal payment mode.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation during sales registration processing in the split payment mode.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a procedure at the time of split payment by ECR in the related art.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing a procedure at the time of installment payment by the conventional ECR.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ECR 2 main body 3 handy terminal 4 CPU 5 memory 6 external memory 10, 17 input means 12 receiving means 18 transmitting means 33 split payment key 34 split payment key

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Enter sales information such as product name and quantity,
It consists of a main body that performs sales registration processing and a mobile terminal that sends sales information such as product name and quantity to the main body. The main body receives the sales information from the mobile terminal, and receives the sales information. A memory for storing sales information, a mode setting means for selecting and setting one of a plurality of payment modes for performing sales registration processing according to a plurality of types of payment methods, and a mode setting means for responding to an output of the mode setting means. , A calculation unit for reading the sales information stored in the memory and performing a calculation corresponding to the set payment mode to calculate a registration amount, wherein the portable terminal displays sales information such as a product name and quantity. An electronic cash register, comprising: input means for inputting; and transmitting means for transmitting the input sales information to the main body.